Trolling spinner



Feb. 14, 1950 WQQD 2,497,807

TROLLING SPINNER Filed Feb. 10, 1947 INVENTOR.

Thomas AAA/0 0 cf ATTU RN EYE Patented Feb. 14, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE TROLLING SPINNER Thomas A. Wood, Roxbury, Mass.

Application February 10, 1947, Serial No. 727,497

1 Claim.

My present invention relates to an improved trolling spinner and more especially to the formation of the spinner which consists of a helically arranged metal strip axially supported on a central rod and provided with means in the path of water moving over the helical surface for rotating the spinner.

When made of highly polished metal, the spinner in rotation will, attract fish to strike at the spinner and the hook attached thereto.

In the accompanying drawings I have illustrated one complete example of the physical embodiment of my invention according to the best mode I have thus far devised, but it will be understood that various changes and alterations may be made in the exemplified structure within the scope of the appended claim.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is an elevational view of the device of my invention.

Figure 2 is a front view.

Figure 3 is a vertical transverse sectional view.

Figure 4 is a plan view of the blank from which the spinner is made.

Referring now to the drawings I employ a rod or wire axle 2 having an attaching eye 4 for the line, and a hook 6 secured to th rear eye 8. Beads l may be used as desired.

The spinner comprises a sheet or strip of polished metal l0 formed with arms I! apertured at M forming journals for the axle or red 2. At spaced intervals along the edges of the strip I make incisions It in pairs and the portions intermediate the incisions H; are bent inwardly to form inwardly bent portions [8.

The elongated strip is twisted helically and mounted on the axle 2 with the portions I8 extending inwardly of the coils so that as the water passing through the inside of the coils strikes the first portion, the coil will be rotated and the water continuing through the coils will abut the remaining portions continuing the rotation.

Thus so long as the spinner is moved forwardly through the water the spinner will rotate attracting fish and increasing the likelihood of catching the fish with the appended hook.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

A trolling spinner comprising an elongated helically twisted strip, apertured tongues formed on the ends of the strip at an angle to the longi-i tudinal axis of the strip, an axle journalled in the tongues permitting rotation of the strip about the axle, the inner edge of the strip having rela-- tively spaced pairs of incisions formed therein and the portions of the strip intermediate each pair of incisions providing inwardly directed portions which when acted on by the water passing through the strip will cause the strip to rotate on the axle.

THOMAS A. WOOD.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 810,822 Tinkess Jan. 23, 1906' 967,660 Pedersen Aug. 16, 1910 1,317,890 Patton Oct. 7, 1919 1,530,343 Bayer Mar. 17, 1925 1,617,318 Brown Feb. 15, 1927 2,123,150 Larson et a1 July 5, 1938 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 108,245 Sweden Aug. 17, 1943 206,942 Canada July 19, 1920 

